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Whyborne and Griffin: Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk
book review March 24, 2017 Comments: 3
This review required a little research from me on the genre distinction between paranormal and fantasy, so I could resolve that Widdershins is the former. The first in a series, which takes its name from the main characters, this paranormal romance features a couple interacting with occult forces and things that go bump in the night. I would recommend Widdershins, even though it was not my cup of tea. It was fun, but I like significantly less violence and prefer a dearth of imaginary creatures in my kissing books as a rule.
Set in the late 19th century, a linguist working away happily in the bowels of a museum, Percival Whyborne is approached by private investigator, Griffin Flaherty, to decode/translate an encrypted text left behind by a murder victim. As they work together freaky events happen around them and in turn reveal a cult trying to end the world. Racing against time, Percival and Griffin have a grand, but occasionally creepy, adventure and fall madly in love. I was very much in favour of that last part.
Given that I prefer my romances without the paranormal elements, I'm not sure how to judge the ones here. They were fine and well portrayed, I guess; however, Widdershins was suggested first and foremost as a fun M/M romance and it did deliver. Whyborne is closeted even beyond the requirements of the time, owing to a very bad experience, but he steps out enough to let Griffin into his life and his heart. That portion of the story did not disappoint and I appreciated the historical detail, not just of the complication of being gay in a world which tells you it's wrong or a sin, but also of the time period itself. I won't be continuing with the series, but I can see how it would be a delightful romp for people who are interested in nightmare creatures skulking around the workaday world.
Links to my other reviews can be found on my complete reading list of books sorted by author or Author Commentary & The Tallies Shameful or my streamlined recommendations list. I have a list of LGBTQ romances, too.
Imago by N.R. Walker
Look at these two nice people falling in love! It's so sweet. They're both so lovely. They match so well. Everyone is down-to-earth and sensible. It's so realistic. Is it maybe just a little bit dull?
Recently, I have been reading a lot of N.R. Walker contemporary M/M romances because they are very pleasant and occasionally delightful, the Australian settings lend a certain subtle exoticism, and they were almost all free for my e-reader. Of the six or so I've read, I'd recommend Imago and The Weight of It All most highly. Both feature men finding wonderful partners and looking to build a future together.
Lepidopterist, bow-tie wearer, and "Hottest Fucking Nerd on the Planet" Lawson Gale is in Tasmania for a week of hunting for a possibly non-existent species of butterfly. On the way there, he runs into Jack Brighton who just happens to be attractive; attracted to Lawson, hence the Hottest Nerd designation; and a Parks and Wildlife Officer in the region Lawson is conducting research in. When Lawson's car rental falls through, Jack is more than happy to provide a lift to his meeting and, hopefully, the rest of their lives.
Lawson and Jack spark to each other instantly and move through a series of charming dates and days in the field being nice, adorable, and compatible. They are enormously attracted to each other – Jack tall, friendly, and easygoing; Lawson stylish, introverted, and slight – and it doesn't take long for them to be a couple. It only takes a week in point of fact.
Everything in Imago worked, but while it was a solid and engaging romance, it lacked a certain something that I can't quite put my finger on. All of the Walker books I've read so far are short on drama, usually there is only one incident, but the novels also don't spark or sizzle quite as much as I feel like they should – which leads me to wonder what I look to these books for and how it is provided successfully. I don't have an answer though, just the quibble.
Also by N.R. Walker:
Learning to Feel
Sixty Five Hours
The Weight of It All
Imago – please see above
Red Dirt Heart – review to come
Twelfth of Never – follow-up short story from Walker's Blind Faith series
His Grandfather's Watch – in my TBR pile
Links to my other reviews can be found on my complete reading list of books sorted by author or Author Commentary & The Tallies Shameful or my streamlined recommendations list. I have a list of LGBTQIA romances, too.
That is a WORLD CLASS cover, artistic and appropriate!
Waiting for Clark by Annabeth Albert
book review September 11, 2016 Leave a comment
Are you sitting down? Please do so.
Are you braced? It might be an overabundance of caution, but get ready.
Annabeth Albert's contemporary romance novella Waiting for Clark features two gay men…
That's not the part you have to prepare yourself for. This is:
Annabeth Albert's novella Waiting for Clark features two gay men who are gay for the entirety of the book. Not questioning, not confused, not "gay for you" in that way of LGBT romances written, I suspect, for women. The heroes are both gay. Straight up gay, if you'll excuse the pun.
Aren't you glad you sat down?
Plus the cover is what The Kids Today refer to as "adorkable":
Bryce and Clark were roommates in university who couldn't quite get their timing right. They were never single at the same time or their academic and professional pursuits pulled them in opposite directions. This left both of them hurt, disappointed, and guarded. Dressed as Batman and needing a Superman to fill out his superhero roster at a Comic Con style convention, Bryce finds himself facemask to spandex with his former roommate.
Clark and Bryce find that they are still tremendously attracted to one another, each is the one that got away, and, when Bryce provides a place to stay, they are at last in the right place at the right time. Unfortunately, having been disappointed before, Bryce will take some convincing that Clark is not going to leave him heartbroken again.
Related in the present and flashbacks, Waiting for Clark moves quickly to its resolution, including the magnificent term "volcano scene" to describe the kind of go-for-broke conversation people have when they are about to die. I vote that it enter the lexicon and supplant the expression "come to Jesus" for such talks. Please submit your ballots in the comments.
LGBT romance recommendations can be found here. Links to my other reviews can be found on my complete reading list of books sorted by author or Author Commentary & The Tallies Shameful.
Home for Three by Nicole Stewart
book review June 28, 2016 Leave a comment
Prurience isn't the best reason to read a romance novel featuring two men and a woman, but I willingly admit it was a key one for me in this case. The fact that Home for Three was free also contributed, as salaciousness for its own sake should always be a bargain. This contemporary romance features an established gay couple who meet the woman of their dreams. Can the three of them find a way to create a family?
Home for Three is Queer Eye for the Straight Guy with a woman and coitus. Earning prurience demerits, the sex wasn't particularly enjoyable; moreover, the writing included some odd choices, and, even for an escapist novel, the whole thing read like a silly female fantasy about cliched gay men who are only as gay as they need to be to fill your fashion and cultural needs, but still want to have sex with you.
Gay Selwyn* and bisexual Jack have been together for a year. When they need a realtor, Kess enters their lives and they both find themselves overwhelmingly attracted to her and she to them. After the usual romance novel kink trope – a "Mother May I?" phase for Kess – the three become romantically involved. How could she possibly resist these stereotypical men who are attracted to men? "You've got two men with disposable income and creative flair, taking you to exclusive art shows and private poetry readings." Selwyn is a costume designer who makes snide comments about Kess's wardrobe before treating her like a living doll and creating an entirely new one for her including admonishing her to wear matching bras and panties, while Jack is a successful sculptor who introduces her to the sophisticated world of high culture. For a genre I love built on tropes and limited story lines, this was too much even for me. Kess gets to have it both ways and it's poppycock.
Having been distracted by the especially implausible plotting, I'd like to move on to savouring writing choices made by Nicole Stewart.
Jack sighed as he slid his arms into a deep purple watered silk blouse.
(Note: He's not cross-dressing.)
…Kess, with interest and apprehension, studied the two men sitting on the artisanal sofa.
(That's a mic drop, that one is.)
There was a flautist improvising a score to accompany the poem , and Mitch tapped a drum with his fingertips.
(See? CULTURE!)
And you've hurt me, too. I am a guileless lover.
(He's also a recalcitrant dishwasher and a gormless automechanic.)
LGBT romance recommendations can be found here.
Links to my other reviews can be found on my complete reading list of books sorted by author or Author Commentary & The Tallies Shameful.
*Selwyn is a person of colour which I mention because diversity in romance is welcome and needs to encouraged.
Noah by Cara Dee
book review May 19, 2016 Leave a comment
Another Kindle Unlimited book, another M/M romance, and one of two romances I have read recently in which there was a large age difference between the main characters.
From Amazon: In 48 hours, I lost everything. I came home to find my girlfriend of four years with another man. The next day a plane crash ripped my family away from me, shattering me in the process. In many ways, I died that day, too. The fun-loving man who'd lived in the fast lane and loved his career in the film industry was gone. Left was a forty-year-old shell that dwelled at the bottom of a bottle.
Only one person knew what I was going through. My sister's stepson, who hadn't been on the plane. Julian knew what it was like to lose everyone he loved, too. He'd stopped showing up at reunions when he was a teenager, so I didn't know him very well. But I told him at the memorial service he could come out and visit me in LA whenever. One day he did, and I guessed it was as good a day as any to start picking up the pieces and see what was left of us.
Got that? Noah, a forty-year-old bisexual man, loses everything and is thrown into first a friendship and then struggles against and surrenders to a relationship with a much younger man, Julian, who is his nephew my marriage. Judging by other couples in the story, Cara Dee sometimes writes contemporary romances for people who are interested in major age differences and relationships that tread on, but do not technically cross, the taboo lines of appropriateness or legality.
Look, Julian is an adult. He's 23 years old. Yes, he has known Noah for a long time, but the two aren't blood related and have had a minimal relationship. They come together to rebuild their lives because they each need someone who understands what the other person is going through. Noah is appalled by his feelings at first, horrified. They know what they are doing might be seen as wrong by others, but their connection is too intense and they ultimately yield to it. I COULDN'T GET PAST IT, especially since some of their bedroom antics involved power dynamics in which Noah was the dominating participant. It was gross with a grossness that was gross and I only kept reading to see if Dee could find a way to make me okay with the taboo. She couldn't and I should have stopped reading, just like I should stop wri
Guardian by Sierra Riley
Set in Queens, New York, the contemporary romance Guardian is the story of Alex and Titus, called Ty, although Titus is way cooler, if you ask me, which Sierra Riley did not. Opposites attracting, Alex is an attorney for a family law practice, Ty runs an auto repair shop and is raising his young niece, Phoebe. They meet when Alex's car breaks down and Ty's business is the closest to hand. They are brought together again when Ty is drawn into a custody battle for Phoebe. The case is resolved with minimum drama, but heretofore straight Ty finds himself inexplicably drawn to Alex.
I would really like to read a M/M romance in which neither of the men involved are questioning their sexuality.Ty comes to terms with his interest in Alex reasonably calmly, but I have read scores (and scores) of M/F genre novels and those folks are all written as simply straight and without the "I'M WHAT?!" element in their plotting. It's often a major issue in LGBT romances and there are enough other tropes to provide story-lines. Either way, Guardian was a middling, sweetish romance, but I didn't really cotton on to either of the leads, so I don't think I'm going to try any other Sierra Riley novels. I borrowed this one using Amazon Unlimited and I'm pleased I didn't pay for it.
Review completed, there is one more element in the book I want to mention. Ty is a common hero type – a protector, heck, it's right there in the title – and, as much as I enjoy a big lug, he's also 6'5″ and got an only-he-if-lives-at-the-gym-and-drinks-17-protein-shakes-a-day physique and is heavily tattooed, none of which appeals to me. To be clear, it's one tattoo that covers part of his chest, his arms to the wrists, his entire back, and most of his tushie. Seeing just the feather patterns on Ty's arms, Alex finds them incredibly sexy. I found the feathers intriguing until the image was described as a "vast bald eagle" starting at the center of his back. I could but giggle. Wings I could live with, in a over-the-top but endearing way; however, once I started reading about its eyes, talons, and beak, humour was my only response.
Lastly, the cover art is truly awful. The hair colours are accurate, I'll give them that.
Links to my other reviews can be found on my complete reading list of books sorted by author orAuthor Commentary & The Tallies Shameful.
LGBTQIA Romances (Exclusively GB)
book review April 1, 2016 Comments: 11
Most of these romances feature gay and bisexual men. I have read a lesbian romance, but, for me, it don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that schwing. Unless otherwise noted, everything on this list has a contemporary setting. Reviews are linked, recommended books are in bold.
Albert, Annabeth Waiting for Clark (Bryce/Clark) Hallelujah, both gay the whole time!
Banner, Darryl Dog Tags (Brandon/Jesse)
Bettencourt, Rick Marketing Beef (Evan/Dillon)
Bowen, Sarina The Understatement of the Year (Graham/Rikker) – New Adult, part of the fantastic Ivy Years series, I really liked it.
Bowen, Sarina and Elle Kennedy Him (Wes/Jamie) – New Adult, it's steamy AND heartfelt.
Bowen, Sarina and Elle Kennedy Us (Wes/Jamie) – Not-as-new adults, finding their way.
Calmes, Mary A Piece of Cake novella (Jory/Sam) – Light and fluffy, mid-series novella
Charles, KJ A Seditious Affair: A Society of Gentlemen Novel – (Silas/Dominic) Historical, strong political elements and period details.
Dee, Cara Noah (Noah/Julien) – squicky dynamic
Ford, Rhys Sinner's Gin (Kane/Miki) – Overshadowed by the background story and over-the-top main plot.
Frank, Ella Try (Logan/Tate) – Too much sex? Is that even possible?
Frank, Ella Trust (Logan/Tate) – It's possible.
Frank, Ella Finley (Daniel/Brantley)
Frank, Ella Devils's Kiss (Jordan/Derek)
Gale, Avon Power Play (Misha/Max) – Contemporary hockey romance, quite enjoyable
Grace, Aria More Than Friends (Ryan/Zach) – New Adult
Hart, Riley Collide (Cooper/Noah) – Decent, I meant to review it, but never bothered.
Jaymes, River Brad's Bachelor Party (Brad/Cole) – Not good
Jaymes, River The Backup Boyfriend (Alec/Dylan) – Decent
Jaymes, River The Boyfriend Mandate (Memphis/Tyler) – Meh
Hawk,Jordan Widdershins (Percival/Griffin) – Paranormal, very entertaining
Kell, Amber Attracting Anthony (Silver/Anthony) – Paranormal, weird daddy/son tone
Kennedy, Sean Tigers and Devils (Simon/Declan) – Charming, a novel with romance more than a romance novel
Klein, K-Lee Lazy Sundays (Devon/Scott) – Very quick read
Merrow, J.L Muscling Through (Al/Larry) – Big and stupid (really stupid) meets small and smart
Milan, Courtney The Suffragette Scandal (Edward/Free) – It has a small lesbian subplot and a unacknowledged but clear gay partnership in addition to the main M/F romance, but this book is SO GOOD I am including it anyway.
Milan, Courtney Her Every Wish (Crash/Daisy) – It's a M/F historical romance, but the hero identifies as bisexual.
Milan, Courtney Hold Me (Jay/Maria) – Contemporary new adult romance in which the hero is bi and the heroine is transgender.
Northcote, Jay First Class Package novella (Jim/Patrick) – quick, light read
Riley, Sierra Guardian (Titus/Alex) – If you like big, tattooed men, this could be for you.
Stewart, Nicole Home for Three (Selwyn/Jack/Kess) – A gay man, a bisexual one, and a straight woman.
Walker, N.R. The Weight of It All (Henry/Reed) – Contemporary, enjoyable, sweet, funny
Walker, N.R. Learning to Feel (Nathan/Trent) – Contemporary, mostly pretty standard.
Walker, N.R. Sixty Five Hours (Cameron/Lucas) – Contemporary, pretty good.
Walker, N.R. Imago (Jack/Lawson)- Contemporary, very good
Walker, N. R. Imagines (Lawson/Jack) – follow up story only
Walker, N.R. Twelfth of Never (Mark/Will)- follow up story only
Walker, N.R. Red Dirt Heart (Charlie/Travis) – good, not great
York, Sara Pray the Gay Away (A Southern Thing Book 1) (Jack/Andrew)- high school, drama, sweet, the start of a series.
As always, recommendations are welcome.
Links to my other reviews can be found on my complete reading list of books sorted by author or Author Commentary & The Tallies Shameful or my streamlined recommendations list.
The Worth Saga: Her Every Wish by Courtney Milan
… is what I assume Ms. Milan's business cards say.
Could she please to stop almost bringing me to tears with her messages of empowerment and self-determination? Why almost? Because I am made of steel. Why tears? Because the truths she writes about touch me deeply.
Her Every Wish is the first novella in Milan's new Worth Saga Victorian romance series. In the long-term, it will contain eight books for us to devour, for now there is just one other novel, Once Upon a Marquess, which I don't recommend. I do suggest you read this one though, most ardently. Do some stretches first. You'll want to be limber for all the fist pumping you find yourself doing.
Sole supporter of herself and her invalid mother, Daisy Whitlaw "manages" financially with her job at a flower shop and her mother's occasional tatting work. Even so, like everyone, she dreams of more, so she has entered a charity competition to try to secure 50 pounds and open Daisy's Emporium, a shop that will cater to working class women by providing affordable clothing and small luxuries. She knows it is virtually impossible that she will win, but, goddamn it, she will try. Derided by most of those present, Daisy is still allowed to move along in the competition. Witnessing her first pitch to the judges is her former inamorato, Crash, and he hatches a plan to help Daisy and himself.
Crash seeks Daisy out to assist in preparing for the final presentation, and to help his odds on the bets he has taken on the outcome of the competition. They were devoted sweethearts in the past, but Daisy is determined not to fall back into Crash's arms and he is equally sure he doesn't want her to. Equally aggrieved of each other in their parting, this is to be a business arrangement. At least, that's what they tell themselves. Crash begins with velocipede riding lessons as he teaches Daisy that the necessary response to (riding) challenges is to go faster.
Clash, no last name, is a bright, charming man with an intractable vision for his own future. Bisexual and of mixed race, he has used his verve and ironclad self-worth to create a life on his own terms in a world that not only doesn't necessarily welcome him, but goes so far as to question "What are you?" in their quest to lower him. People may find him attractive, but being enticingly exotic is just another pigeon-hole the culture uses to limit him.
The strength and courage to be true to yourself and, more importantly, insist on it when the world tries to slap you down is a theme in all of Milan's books. Never preachy, never saccharine, and eliciting some barks of laughter, Her Every Wish has themes of personal strength, identity, and autonomy, reminding readers that the world may try to stand in our way, but that life's smaller victories, such as those of Crash and Daisy, are what pave the way for those and them that follow (see also: The Suffragette Scandal).
A complete summary of Courtney Milan's catalogue and the books in the Worth Saga, with recommendations, can be found here.
Us by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen
book review March 17, 2016 1 Comment
A follow-up to the
new adult romance Him, Us follows up five months later with Ryan "Wes" Wesley and Jamie Canning. Living together in Toronto as Wes skates through a stellar NHL rookie season (doomed to failure and disappointment as the Leafs haven't won the Stanley Cup since the year I was born) and Jamie is establishing his career as a coach. They don't get to spend enough time together and when they do, they are constrained by the need to mask their relationship. Wes just wants to get through his first season without becoming known as the first out gay man in professional hockey. The burden of Wes's travel, hiding their relationship, and lack of time together is wearing on the couple.
Many adults try to figure out how to manage new careers and a serious relationship, but Wes and Jamie's efforts are further complicated by the arrival of the world's largest plot moppet in the form of Wes's teammate, Blake. He moves in upstairs and takes to dropping by at inopportune times to interrupt sex and ratchet up "we can't tell anyone I'm gay and you're bisexual and we can't even be ourselves in our own home" tension before proving he has a heart of gold when everything hits the fan.
The guys are still likable and sympathetic, if not especially well fleshed out characters, and their intimate scenes are still hot, but Us, while it does provide some realistic feeling situations, wasn't really anything surprising. It's an enjoyable, but not particularly memorable, trip down a familiar road with some nice guys doing the best they can. Honestly, the most notable thing about the story is the unbelievable suggestion that Toronto Maple Leafs ticket holders would give up their seats, even if only for one game:
Those tickets are worth their weight in gold!
Note: I have re-read this book a couple of times since posting my review and I feel that I didn't give it enough credit. It's a good one and I recommend it if that wasn't clear. Read its predecessor first.
I highly recommend Sarina Bowen's new adult romance The Ivy Years Series and suggest you buy the box set, including the classic novella Blonde Date, but skip The Fifteenth Minute entirely. She is an author to watch.
Elle Kennedy's new adult romance Off Campus series consists of The Deal (great, recommended), The Mistake (good), The Score (no), and The Goal (fine).
New Adult romance recommendations can be found here.
Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy
This is my first Australian romance, plus it's about two men, neither of them are confused about their sexual preference, and it was written by a man. Huzzah!
From Amazon: The most important things in Simon Murray's life are football, friends, and film—in that order. His friends despair of him ever meeting someone, but despite his loneliness, Simon is cautious about looking for more. Then his best friends drag him to a party, where he barges into a football conversation and ends up defending the honour of star forward Declan Tyler—unaware that the athlete is present. In that first awkward meeting, neither man has any idea they will change each other's lives forever… But as Simon and Declan fumble toward a relationship, keeping Declan's homosexuality a secret from well-meaning friends and an increasingly suspicious media becomes difficult. Nothing can stay hidden forever. Soon Declan will have to choose between the career he loves and the man he wants, and Simon has never been known to make things easy—for himself or for others.
Wry and self-deprecating, Simon narrates the story and is a funny and engaging hero. Tigers and Devils is more of a (very enjoyable) love story than a romance novel. Let me see if I can explain what I mean by that. I make no promises.
Simon and Declan fall hard and fast.
Their relationship is largely long distance in the early days. Declan plays for a football (Australian, obviously) team in Tasmania and Simon works in Melbourne.
The reader is told a lot of the early relationship, but the swoony part is largely passed over.
The bulk of the story focuses on the issues they face as a couple as opposed to anything that slows them down from becoming a couple.
Tigers and Devils' supporting characters were well fleshed out and Simon and Declan felt like real people. Sean Kennedy is a really good and diverting writer, but I could have done with a little more romance. I started it with a sample, then I bought the book, but felt no need to continue on to the following two novels. Tigers and Devils succeeded as a novel about two people falling in love, but I was looking for more of a classic genre romance.
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Registration for the Spring 2019 Discover Williamson program for seniors (55+), presented through the Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department, is open. Active adults interested in learning more about Williamson County and the many homegrown opportunities to make a difference in our community are invited to enroll.
Through lectures by Williamson County leaders, discussions and tours, the group will explore a number of topics including county history, government, economic development, health, community resources, volunteering, culture and arts.
The Spring 2019 session of Discover Williamson will meet every Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., April 4 – May 9 at the Williamson County Enrichment Center, 110 Everbright Ave., Franklin. Lunch and group transportation are provided for each meeting. Cost is $99 per participant. The program is open to all area seniors, age 55 and older and is limited to 30 participants.
Registration is available online at www.wcparksandrec.com. Register for activity #13765. Participants may also register in person at the Williamson County Enrichment Center front desk. For more information, call (615) 790-5719, ext. 2021.
The Discover Franklin program was founded in 2015 by the Council on Aging of Middle Tennessee and is now presented as Discover Williamson in collaboration with the Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department. Interested in being a Sponsor of Discover Williamson? Please call (615) 790-5719 ext. 2021 for more information.


We're happy to announce that ex.Orlando Magic, Michael Jordan's Flying School & current Jr.NBA coach Donnie Arey will be directing our Easter camp!
Special guest for this event will be Jr.NBA & Hooplife Academy coach Aleks Mrozik from Poland.
Spaces for that camp will be limited and prioritised for Fr.Mathews members.


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The 17A protests were a series of massive demonstrations in Argentina which took place on August 17, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, for several causes, among which: the defense of institutions and separation of powers, against a justice reform announced by the government, against the way quarantine was handled, the lack of liberty, the increase in theft, and a raise on state pensions.

The main protest was in the Buenos Aires Obelisk. Demonstrations were also held in other parts of the city, such as Cabildo and Juramento (a main intersection in Belgrano), in front of the department of Cristina Kirchner (in Recoleta), and in other cities: Córdoba, Santa Fe, Mendoza, Tucumán, Mar del Plata, Lomas de Zamora, Adrogué, Avellaneda (Santa Fe), Viedma. Protests were also held in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

The protests were organised mainly through social networks, by accounts that oppose the government, but with a nonpartisan focus, since no political party claimed the protests, and neither any party emblems were seen in the protests. Still, some politicians who oppose the government took part in the protests as private citizens, such as Patricia Bullrich, the leader of the PRO party. The government of the time accused the participants of being "anti-quarantine" and mocking the pandemic containment efforts.

Causes
On March 12, 2020, a strict lockdown was established across Argentina. This, at first, caused a spike in the positive image of President Alberto Fernández during March. Several causes made it went down over the following months of "preventive and mandatory isolation", reaching in August a record-low positive image since the start of the lockdown measures. Opinion Polls showed a sharp decline in economic expectations of the population, primarily in the future employment and prices expectations.

People who approved the handle of the pandemic went from a 91.7% in March to a 62.4% in June, while disapproval went from a 5.5% in March to a 35.8% in June.

On the 9th of July, protesters rallied against the government on the Buenos Aires Obelisk and in several other points of the country.

On the 30th of July, the President sent the Congress a Bill for Justice Reform with the objective, according to Fernández, of being able to "better organize the Federal Justice and overcoming the crisis affecting the credibility and well-function of the Federal Criminal Justice. This project foresaw the unification of Criminal and Economic Justice and the creation of 23 new courts, what would dilute the influence of the country's 12 federal judges, as well as the merger of appeal courts and imposing several new procedure rules for Federal Judges. Also, an Advisory Board was created to propose reforms on the Supreme Court and the Council of Magistracy.

In August, negative image of Alberto Fernandez surpassed, for the first time, the positive one. Only one poll, conducted by the state-owned UBA School of Social Sciences, showed a larger positive than negative image on the President.

In the Buenos Aires Province, primarily the Greater Buenos Aires, an increase in crimes committed by people with no previous record was seen, qualified as "survival crime" by the Minister of Security of the province, Sergio Berni. This increase on crime was heavily covered by mass media and was one of the protesters claims. The National Ministry of Security, Sabina Frederic, stated: "The are not so much robberies  [...] we are seeing violence acts during crime happening, which are being alerted, mainly, by mass media, which make them visible and follow-up the cases". After this statements, the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers (Santiago Cafiero) added: "What I know is what the Ministry of Security, Frederic, is proposing according to a statistics comparing with the last year. Now, comparing with March, there are obviously more cases".

By the 17th of August, the day protests took place, the lockdown measures (officially known as "preventive and mandatory social isolation") had been on for 151 days in both the City of Buenos Aires and its Greater Area, while most of the rest of the country had gone to a less-strict phase called Social Distancing.

Government response

 Alberto Fernández, president of Argentina: "The protests are an invitation to contagion", and "They will not bend us, those who scream are usually not right"
 Ginés González García, Ministry of Health: "Today I read that elder people is being invited... it is a joke. The protests are a joke on all the measures we are trying with a big effort of all the argentine people".
 Santiago Cafiero, chief of staff: "We apologize to healthcare workers for not being able to avoid the protests".
 Roberto Salvarezza, Ministry of Science and Technology: "it will bring consequences in the number of infected people".
 Luana Volnovich, head of PAMI (a public health insurance for the elders): "If someone invited my mom to a protest, I'd kill him".

Participants
Several public figures from Argentina participated in the protests:

 Luis Brandoni, actor
 Patricia Bullrich, chairwoman of the PRO party
 Waldo Wolff, deputy (Juntos Por el Cambio)
 Héctor "Toty" Flores, deputy (Juntos Por el Cambio)
 Carolina Piparo, Buenos Aires province deputy (Juntos Por el Cambio)
 Hernán Lombardi, politician
 Andrés Horacio Ibarra, former Minister

See also

 8N
 18A
 13N
 18F

References

2020 protests
2020 in Argentina
Protests in Argentina
Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

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9. Tangerine
Tangerine was one of those films that generated quite some festival buzz this year. The film's claim to fame was the fact that it was shot on three of the iPhone 5s. This is without a doubt a remarkable feat and when you add in the subject matter that focuses on transgendered prostitutes you have something that is totally out there and very indie. Again, just like Unexpected, its not that this was an awful film but rather a pointless one. I thought the way the film was shot was incredible and its really showcased the dark and gritty side of Los Angeles and Hollywood at night. I think it was a very raw film but at the same time it was a complete waste of time. The idea here is based around a prostitute named Sin-Dee that is trying to track down her pimp after she finds out that he has been cheating on her. We get introduced to this crazy world and even meet an Armenian cab driver that just so happens to have a tranny fetish. The story goes no where and all you hear and see are people screaming at one another and being dragged all around Los Angeles and Hollywood. This would have been fine as a 20 minute short film but when I commit 90 minutes of my life to a film, I want some sort of payoff or resolution. This is where Tangerine ultimately failed me.
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Beyoncé shares new trailer and post for Disney+'s Black Is King
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In June, Beyoncé announced a new "visual album" coming to Disney+ called Black Is King that has some kind of thematic tie-in with The Lion King, a connection that its initial teaser trailer made no effort to even vaguely acknowledge. If not for the accompanying press release, it would've just seemed like a Beyoncé thing that happened to be landing on Disney+ with no explicit connection to Disney itself. Now, Beyoncé has released a second trailer that, surprisingly, actually does have some Lion King references. It's just quick quotes from the movie, but it does prove that nobody was lying when they mentioned the connection. Still, though, the non-Lion King stuff seems intriguing enough to make the movie nods feel like they really are incidental, with Beyoncé speaking over a series of interesting images of Black people floating through the air or dancing or just drifting aimlessly in space. Black Is King will be streaming on Disney+ on July 31.
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Middlesex shows its Pride at special screening
LGBT Forum hosts special screening of BAFTA-winning film, which features the character of International Applicant Advisor Gethin Roberts
Emotions were stirred at Middlesex University by a special screening of the BAFTA-winning film Pride.
The movie, which tells the story of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) alliance that rallied behind British coal workers during the strike of 1984-85, features the character of Middlesex's very own International Applicant Advisor Gethin Roberts (pictured left) played by Sherlock star Andrew Scott.
Gethin is also a member of the recently formed Middlesex LGBT Staff Forum, which hosted the event alongside the Students' Union LGBT Assembly.
He was joined for a Q&A after the screening by the film's writer Stephen Beresford (pictured second from right), who spoke the power of proximity in defeating prejudice. In the film, LGSM raise money to support an at first reluctant mining community in Wales. The two groups form a strong bond that later sees the miners marching with LGSM at Gay Pride 1985.
"I think it has an impact on the experience of staff and students knowing they are working in an environment that is LGBTI-friendly and supportive" - Gethin Roberts, International Applicant Advisor
Since Pride had its premiere it has inspired several spin-off groups including Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants, of which Gethin is an active member. He said that he hopes the film inspires more people to become activists and support oppressed groups of people.
Middlesex is currently working to become a Stonewall Diversity Champion - the organisation's Client Manager Pete Mercer attended the screening (pictured second from left) - and Gethin believes this will show that the University takes equality seriously.
"I think it has an impact on the experience of staff and students knowing they are working in an environment that is LGBTI-friendly and supportive," he said.
"It's really pleasing the senior management of the University have brought into it and provided funding."
Nursing student Orla Hillary, who leads both the LGBT and Women's student assemblies at Middlesex, said that the Students' Union is also working hard to improve LGBT provision for students.
"There are many LGBT students at Middlesex and one of the main points when I got elected was to build up the LGBT network," she said.
"We've now got active Facebook and WhatsApp groups and meet up all the time, so it's really come up, and it's been great working in partnership with the staff LGBT Forum to put on joint events. We want to walk together in the Pride in London parade so we're trying to build up both our communities so we've got a good family."
Director for Corporate Engagement David Williams (pictured far right), who leads the LGBT Staff Forum, said: "I actively encourage staff and students to support these forums either as a member or an ally.
"Everyone is welcome to join us as we move together as one University."


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Mother Teresa Calls Abortion Greatest Threat to Peace
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Abortion has become the greatest threat to world peace, Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa said Tuesday after receiving an honorary degree from the University of San Diego, where she addressed a standing-room-only crowd of more than 6,000 admirers.
Speaking without notes and in a strong voice that belied her small size, the 78-year-old Albanian-born nun, who is best known for tending the needs of people in the slums of Calcutta, India, decried mothers who "destroy" their children.
Mother Teresa, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with the poor worldwide, used the symbolism of the Catholic Feast of the Visitation, which was celebrated Tuesday, to speak out against abortion. According to Scripture, Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, visited her cousin, Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist. Think of what the world would have been like if both babies had been aborted, she said.
'Destroys 2 Lives'
Earlier, she called abortion a threat to peace and referred to "a child . . . destroyed by its own mother."
"Abortion has become the greatest destroyer of peace, because it destroys two lives, the life of the child and the conscience of the mother," she said. " . . . Let us thank our parents for wanting us, for loving us, for giving us the joy of living. . . . You are priceless to God himself."
In her address, Mother Teresa also recited an anecdote to illustrate that every person, whether rich or poor, is significant in the eyes of God.
She talked about a desperate father who arrived at her mission with his only son, who was sick and dying. The doctor had given the child a prescription, but the father could not afford to purchase the medicine. As she was talking to the father, another man walked in with a basket full of medications. At the top of the pile was the medicine needed by the child.
Even with "millions and millions and millions of children in the world," God was still concerned with "that little child in the slums of Calcutta," said Mother Teresa.
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San Diego Bishop Leo T. Maher, who is also chairman of the USD Board of Trustees, presented Mother Teresa with an honorary degree for her work with the poor. The ceremony was held at the university's football stadium.
Mayor Maureen O'Connor said she was tempted to give Mother Teresa the traditional key to the city, but decided against it.
"What does Mother Teresa want with the keys to San Diego when she already holds the keys to heaven," said O'Connor. However, the mayor did give her a white rosary that belonged to O'Connor's mother and that had been blessed by Pope John XXIII.
Mother Teresa ended her 20-minute speech by imploring the crowd to "give until it hurts" and encouraging them to help the poor, homeless and the sick. But she said that any help they give must be spiritual as well.
"Hunger today is not only for bread. Hunger today is to be loved," she said.


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Fig. 3.4 Diagrammatic representation of the Luttinger-Ward functional generating the CTMA for U ! 1. The first diagram constitutes the NCA. The two-loop diagram is excluded, since it is not a skeleton. Solid, dashed, and wiggly lines represent conduction electron, renormalized pseudofermion and auxiliary boson propagators, respectively. The terms with the conduction electron lines running clockwise generate the conduction electron-pseudofermion ladder vertex T(cf) with bosons as rungs (spin fluctuations), while the terms with the conduction electron lines running counter-clockwise generate the conduction electron-empty orbital ladder vertex T(ce) with pseudofermions as rungs (charge fluctuations)
Anderson lattice model [85,86] as well as to phase transitions in dilute, magnetic semiconductors at not too low temperature [87]. The NCA has also been generalized to the case of multiple local orbitals, as in rare earth and transition metal ions, where the NCA correctly produces a distinct Kondo resonance for each crystal-field or spin-orbit split local orbital, each with a characteristic, logarithmic temperature dependence [88,89].
However, in NCA the infrared exponents of the auxiliary particle propagators come out independent of n, aNCA = 1/(N C 1), aNCA = N/(N C 1) [70,71,81], with N the spin degeneracy, in contrast to the Fermi liquid values, (3.62)-(3.64). As a consequence, the NCA fails to describe Fermi liquid behavior at temperatures T ^ 7K, with spurious infrared singularities appearing in physical quantities at energies or temperatures T ^ TK [70,71,79-81]. Since the NCA becomes formally exact for SU(N) symmetric models in the limit N !i, with deviations appearing in O^) [79, 80, 90], this low-T failure is less pronounced for N 1. Note, however, that the deviation of the NCA infrared exponents af and ae is of order 1/N, not 1/N2 as one may have expected. In a magnetic field the NCA also fails even in the high-temperature regime, T > TK, producing a spurious resonance in the impurity spectrum at ! = 0 in addition to the two Zeeman-split Kondo peaks. The low-T failure of the NCA can be traced back to its insufficient inclusion of coherent multiple spin-flip processes which are responsible for the formation of the Kondo singlet state. The origin of the failure in a magnetic field, on the other hand, lies in the fact that NCA neglects the exchange diagram to the conduction electron-impurity spin vertex at second order in the spin coupling J [68, 91]. As a consequence, logarithmic contributions in the potential scattering channel do not cancel even in leading logarithmic order, producing a spurious resonance which does not Zeeman-split in a magnetic field.
3.5.4.2 Anderson Impurity Model with Finite U : SUNCA
At finite Coulomb interaction U, the spin exchange interaction J acquires contributions from both, virtual excitations to the empty and to the doubly occupied impurity states via a Schrieffer-Wolff transformation [92],
Neglecting either one of these contributions would lead to an exponentially wrong Kondo scale TK, because of the exponential dependence of TK on J .A simple generalization of NCA to this case, i.e., adding the second order self-consistent perturbation theory for the two processes, fails to capture the simultaneous contribution of both channels in each order of bare perturbation theory. For a correct treatment of both terms, there must be included, for each diagram with an empty boson line Ge, the corresponding diagram with Ge replaced by a doubly occupied boson line Gd (which amounts to the exchange diagram of the former), and vice versa, on the level of bare perturbation theory [93,94]. The corresponding vertex corrections have first been evaluated in leading self-consistent order by Sakai et al. [95] and by Pruschke and Grewe [96]. The first conserving approximation for finite U, fully symmetric with respect to the empty and double occupied fluctuation channels, was formulated and evaluated by Haule et al. [93] and termed as the symmetrized finite-U NCA (SUNCA). On the level of renormalized perturbation theory (generating functionals), it means that for each dressed b-line there must be included a ladder vertex function with a-lines as rungs, and vice versa. The SUNCA is tractable with relatively moderate numerical effort, since it can be formulated in terms of no higher than three-point vertex functions. The results of a fully self-consistent evaluation of the impurity electron spectral function within SUNCA are shown in Fig. 3.51 in comparison with NRG results. It is seen that the correct Kondo scale (width of the Kondo peak) is reproduced. However, like the NCA, the SUNCA solution still develops a spurious low-T singularity.
There is evidence that both failures of NCA, at low temperature and in a magnetic field, can be cured by a systematic resummation of coherent spin-flip terms to infinite order, which will be discussed in the next section.


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A Psychic Helped Me Unleash My Inner Power, But Keeps Spoiling "WWE RAW" For Me
August 6, 2018 by Ken Hanley, featured in Wrestling
Everything was so hazy at first…
In the distance, I saw myself in a board meeting, and I was CEO, my eyes glowing with pride. Shadows parted way, and I suddenly saw myself on a date with a perfect 10, confident, stylish, leaning in for a first kiss. But the fog returned, and when it cleared, I was in a WWE ring, counting to three as Jeff Hardy won the U.S. Championship from Jinder Mahal in the Superstar Shake-up.
My first encounter with Madame Ursula at her private residence above Hot Shotz Lazer Tag and Fun Center was life-changing in many ways. My usual, ever-present anxiety instantly seemed to dissipate, replaced by a warm, comforting feeling in my chest. Likewise, my body felt limber and strong. But I still didn't know why exactly I saw a major title-change that had never happened…at least, not yet.
However, Madame Ursula's powers truly hit me the following night when my vision of Hardy's victory came to fruition. It was then that I learned the price of enlightenment was not her standard $200-per-session fee, but the burden of spoiling my only source of unadulterated happiness on this Earth: WWE Raw.
Failed by "health experts," "healing crystals," and "spiritual advisors," I felt as if Madame Ursula's brand of rejuvenation was the only path left on my quest for inner peace. So, begrudgingly, I returned to her crystal ball, but under one condition: no more Raw spoilers. I even said I'd accept spoilers for WWE Smackdown or 205 Live, but alas, she told me, "That's not how this works."
The next thing I knew, I saw myself getting down on one knee, proposing to the woman in my previous vision. The clouds swirled around me again, revealing me holding my future firstborn. But then, it all went dark, and an all-too-familiar phrase stopped me in my tracks: "Ladies and Gentlemen… Elias…"
Before I knew it, Roman Reigns and Jinder Mahal were fighting; Seth Rollins was hitting dudes with a chair like a straight-up heel, and then Elias returned to smash Rollins with a guitar. How could this be happening?
I awoke shortly after and tried to forget what I had seen. And, as the days progressed, my life started to get significantly better. I felt easier in my own skin, my social skills improved, and it seemed like I was really turning heads with my work at the office. Unfortunately, I sat down to watch the latest episode of Raw, and it was exactly as I had seen. Hell, I didn't even get the good stuff ruined for me, like that weird Braun Strowman/Finn Balor feud that's basically IRL Looney Tunes.
Is this the curse I must live with to finally attain inner-light?
On the one hand, I had never felt more focused and driven in my life, with my inhibitions torn asunder in my voyage into the untold recesses of my mind. On the other hand, could I truly live without my favorite brand of sports-related entertainment? How can I expect myself to live happily ever after knowing that every pinfall, every Dusty finish, and every swerve would be ruined for me, week in and week out? Would the WWE Universe forgive me? Would I be able to forgive myself?
Although the rewards of my sessions with Madame Ursula have been many, including winning lottery numbers, a healthier sex life, and the combination to the third-floor private break room, my secrets weigh heavily on my mind. I now feel like a modern-day Icarus, flying too close to the sun as I see Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel winning the tag team battle royale to become the number one contenders in the WWE Tag Team Championships. I plummet back to a cruel, unforgiving Earth.
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8 Side Effects of Cataract Surgery You Should Know About
Like any other surgical procedure, cataract surgery can present some complications. Learn about the main ones here!
Written and verified by the doctor Maryel Alvarado Nieto.
Last update: 25 August, 2022
Cataract surgery is one of the oldest and one of the most common procedures in medical practice, although it does sometimes cause some side effects. From the first attempts to restore vision in cataract patients to the current state-of-the-art techniques, the number of complications of this surgery has been reduced. However, some of them still persist and show up in rare cases.
Cataracts are one of the main ophthalmologic conditions of the elderly. In this condition, varying degrees of opacity appears in the crystalline lens, a natural intraocular lens that allows light to pass through to the retina to observe the world around us. Vision is possible thanks to the transparency of the crystalline lens, which is why opaque areas generate a decrease in visual acuity.
Adequate preparation is key to preventing cataract surgery side effects
Preoperative evaluation is essential for any surgery. This is also the case for ophthalmology.
A thorough assessment allows doctors to recognize the risk factors of each patient and anticipate various situations both during surgery and during recovery from surgery. Similarly, preoperative evaluation is essential to choose the best surgical approach in each case.
There are conditions that should be taken into account, since they increase the probability of side effects in cataract surgery. Therefore, being able to identify them is vital for the success of the procedure. Also, the clarity with which information is provided to the patient avoids unrealistic expectations.
Among the conditions that increase the risk of complications in cataract surgery are the following:
Arterial hypertension
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome
Pupillary dilation defects
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Also, during the surgery itself, some unwanted situations may occur that can impact the results. These complications are even less frequent and depend in part on the technique used.
However, the higher probability of occurrence in patients with risk factors shows that intraoperative complications are directly related to the preoperative situation.
Bearing this in mind, let's take a look at the side effects that are most frequently recorded in cataract surgery. The first 5 that we'll tell you about are after the surgery, and the final three refer to complications that may already appear at the time of the intervention.
Cataracts affect the quality of life of the elderly, in whom their occurrence is more common due to the aging process.
1. Posterior capsule opacity (PCO)
This is the main complication that may occur after cataract surgery. It causes a decrease in visual acuity by triggering blurred vision. The posterior capsule of the lens is one of the structures left behind during extraction surgery, as it supports the intraocular lens.
Origin of the complication
Posterior capsule opacity occurs when cells that are shed during the procedure are retained residually. The migration of these elements into the capsule, which has a shape that provides transparency, hinders the passage of light.
Correcting the side effect
Capsulotomy using YAG laser technology is the first choice of treatment for posterior capsule opacity. However, this is a procedure that is performed if the visual disturbance is significant, which is evident with a slit lamp.
The results are excellent, but like any procedure, it has some risks:
Transient increase of intraocular pressure
Intraocular lens subluxation
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2. Increased intraocular pressure
Another cause of blurred vision after cataract surgery is increased intraocular pressure (IOP), which is usually transient. The causes include the molecular weight of the material used in the intervention, the location of the intraocular lens, and the use of steroid drops after surgery.
The increase in IOP can be prevented by postoperative indication of intraocular pressure-lowering drugs, either orally or topically. However, patient follow-up is critical, as some require prolonged antiglaucoma medication and even another surgery.
3. A foreign body in the operated eye
A more frequent complication is the presence of an intraocular foreign body after cataract surgery. The material of the foreign body may vary, with the following being the most common:
Metallic debris
Cotton fibers
Plastic debris
Cellular debris from the operation
Fragments of the intraocular lens
A thorough review of the equipment, both preoperatively and at the completion of surgery, as well as a thorough postoperative examination, reduces the frequency of this complication. In general, removing the foreign body is recommended, since it can trigger major problems depending on the type of material and its location:
Fragment mobilization injury
4. Retinal detachment
Following cataract surgery, there's an increased risk of retinal detachment compared to the general population. Symptoms include the presence of small spots floating in the visual field, known as floaters (myodesopsias), the sensation of light flashes (photopsia), and progressive loss of vision in the form of a curtain.
These symptoms should be urgently evaluated by an ophthalmologist.
5. Endophthalmitis: One of the most feared complications
One cause of pain and red-eye is endophthalmitis, an infection of the eyeball. This occurs when microorganisms enter through the surgical incision, colonizing the interior of the eye.
Aseptic measures are fundamental in its prevention, as is the indication of topical antibiotics prior to surgery. Treatment should be started immediately, since this condition affects a person's vision.
6. Capsular rupture after cataract surgery
Although this is one of the side effects described during cataract surgery, and the first of the 3 that are intraoperative, this complication is quite unusual. Laceration of the posterior capsule by the instruments used during the procedure and even trauma generated when placing the intraocular lens may cause this.
This is a serious complication, since the repair is a surgical challenge, especially because it usually occurs in patients with difficulty managing baseline conditions. In addition, capsular rupture can lead to other undesirable effects, such as retinal detachment and macular edema.
7. Zonular dialysis
Zonular dialysis is a rare complication in cataract surgery, as it's more frequent in patients with existing risk factors. To repair this zonular lesion, the placement of a tension ring to fix the lens is recommended.
8. Suprachoroidal hemorrhage and cataract surgery
A rare complication in today's surgeries is suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Rupture of blood vessels by the incision leads to increased intraocular pressure with ocular contents leaking out through the wound itself. Stopping the bleeding immediately during surgery is key.
Other side effects of cataract surgery
Although rare, intraoperative complications lead to a poor outcome of the procedure. This is why preoperative assessment is so important.
Similarly, a higher frequency of such complications during cataract surgery has been corroborated in developing countries. This is due to the technological limitations of these populations and the restricted access to training and updating.
As in any surgical procedure, symptoms may appear during the recovery period due to the manipulation of the ocular structures. These include pain, the sensation of having something in your eye, and dry eye. Also, the medication administered may trigger transitory adverse effects.
The persistence of symptoms or their intensity is a reason for consultation with an ophthalmologist.
What Are the Causes of Watery Eyes?
There are several causes of watery eyes. Some are associated with external agents and others may suggest a need for immediate medical attention.
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Well, not here exactly... but the twins have been born!
Abigail Elizabeth was 4 lbs. 15 oz and Olivia Jean was 4 lb.s 14 oz. The girls aren't giving their parents much of a chance to rest, but they are doing well. Keara is loving being a big sister so far and is really gentle with them. Tiff still can't tell them apart yet, but she will before too long. She said Olivia is a mommy's girl, very affectionate and lovey. Olivia is more alert and looking around at the world all the time. Marli and I just might have to go visit them on my day off. It's too bad they live so far away!
They are done, they are being mailed tomorrow. I can't wait to see what they look like hanging on the wall over the girls' beds. And it sounds like they may be here soon! Tiff is at the hospital right now! Hurry up girls, I want to meet you both!
It hasn't rained a drop, but there have been thunderstorm and tornado warnings from here to Indianapolis. Tornado sirens went off in Bourbonnais, sending Chelsea's family to the club house while she's here visiting us. I took some video of the lightning. It is lighting up the entire sky. Check these out!
Hope you all weather the storm well and stay safe and sound!
Emily's birthday party was Sunday at My Party Palace in the Trolley Barn in Frankfort. These girls had a blast! Every 5 minutes there was a high pitched squeal from somewhere in the place. They all got to wear cute little robes like they were at a spa and got their hair put up. They got their nails done while soaking their feet.
They danced and sang karaoke.
They got facial masks and they all laid down for a little relaxation complete with plastic cucumbers right out of the fridge.
Then it was time for cupcakes and the singing of "Happy Birthday"
After the cupcakes was the all important "opening of the presents!"
Every opened gift caused a chorus of squeals from the guests and looks of amazement from Emily. After it was all over, it was just too much for Emily... she just fell right over the chair from all the excitement.
The party was a huge success and I took tons of pictures for Kristi to print!
Wow, I'm exhausted! We had 4, count 'em, 4 kids here this weekend! And that doesn't even include the one who lives here. We went to the Fort Frankfort and the Splash Park in the afternoon. Katie and Nate had a blast playing in the water while Marli and Jaimee played in the park. They took videos and everything.
After Katie was done with the water, we headed over to the park. Nate just kept on playing at the Splash Park.
Here is a video that Marli took while she and Jaimee were being pushed on a tire swing.
After the park, we went to The Creamery for some ice cream! YUM!
Right after I snapped that picture of Nate, he dropped the whole thing right in the grass! But all in all we had a great day!


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A pair of antique reproduction earrings in the Victorian Etruscan style of 1870. This is a very well made pair of continental earrings, the 18ct yellow gold decorated in fine detail and inset with multi-colour enamels. Completed with authentic Victorian style ear-fittings. Fully hallmarked 18ct yellow gold.


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Every home is so much more than just walls and windows. Home is the place where we live, laugh, and love. It's an expression of who we are and what we believe. That's why we are committed to providing beautiful Christian art and inspirational home décor. Our passion is helping you create a place that reflects your faith and enables you to share it with others. So discover new ways to share your heart and God's love today!
Early Christian art survives from dates near the origins of Christianity. The oldest Christian sculptures are from sarcophagi, dating to the beginning of the 2nd century. The largest groups of Early Christian paintings come from the tombs in the Catacombs of Rome, and show the evolution of the depiction of Jesus, a process not complete until the 6th century, since when the conventional appearance of Jesus in art has remained remarkably consistent. Bible Verse Wall Art
Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; their clothing is violet and purple; they are all the work of skilled men. But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation. Thus shall you say to them: "The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens." Share Your Faith Products
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"Now I am sending Huram-abi, a skilled man, endowed with understanding, the son of a Danite woman and a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone and wood, and in purple, violet, linen and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to execute any design which may be assigned to him, to work with your skilled men and with those of my lord David your father. Bible Verse Wall Art
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Share Your Faith Products
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah Glorious are you, more majestic than the mountains of prey. The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil; they sank into sleep; all the men of war were unable to use their hands. ... Christian Canvas Art
The Orthodox Church of Constantinople, which enjoyed greater stability within the surviving Eastern Empire was key in commissioning imagery there and glorifying Christianity. As a stable Western European society emerged during the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church led the way in terms of art, using its resources to commission paintings and sculptures. Share Your Faith Products
He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken." ... Bible Verse Wall Art
19 designers and 31 writers invested their energy and creativity to this collection, each riffing on the timeless, inspired words of Scripture. Each designer worked hard to capture the essence of each verse in its historical and cultural context, and to design in a way that makes clear the way in which the original readers would have understood it. Then, after each design was complete, a writer reflected on each piece of art and the verse that inspired it. The result is 100 pairs of art and devotional that illuminate the words of Scripture. Share Your Faith Products
19 designers and 31 writers invested their energy and creativity to this collection, each riffing on the timeless, inspired words of Scripture. Each designer worked hard to capture the essence of each verse in its historical and cultural context, and to design in a way that makes clear the way in which the original readers would have understood it. Then, after each design was complete, a writer reflected on each piece of art and the verse that inspired it. The result is 100 pairs of art and devotional that illuminate the words of Scripture. Bible Verse Wall Art
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Michael Bennett Won't Participate in NFL's Scheduled Trip to Israel
Alec Nathan@@AlecBNathanTwitter LogoFeatured ColumnistFebruary 11, 2017
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Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett pulled out of a scheduled trip to Israel with 9 other NFL players Friday after he discovered it was being sponsored by the Israeli government.
Bennett explained the reasons behind his decision in a post on Twitter:
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On Thursday, The Nation published an open letter from activists Angela Davis, Alice Walker, John Carlos and Craig Hodges, among others, asking the NFL delegation to Israel to re-evaluate its decision.
"Based on the public dedication to social justice that many of you share, it came as a surprise to us to see that you will be going on a tour of Israel next week sponsored by the Israeli government as part of an effort to get you to 'become ambassadors of goodwill for Israel,'" the letter read. "What Palestinians face due to Israeli policies is familiar to black and brown communities in the United States and vice versa."
Other members of the reported delegation include Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker, Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Mychal Kendricks, New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills, Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Calais Campbell, San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde, Denver Broncos running back Justin Forsett, Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Dan Williams and former Raiders linebacker Kirk Morrison, per Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times.
However, it appears Stills could join Bennett and remain stateside after he replied to Bennett's tweet and noted that he "couldn't have said it any better."
The Nation also reported players initially mentioned as members of the delegation "are reevaluating whether they will attend."


This is our first solo-exhibition that was held in Kyoto in 2012. We were required to exhibit not architectural projects but the thinking behind creating architecture from the organizer of the exhibition.
The tectonics that creates architecture is beautiful. However, the ways of representing that tectonics are not abundant in our age, where 3 dimensional forms that have no relation to tectonics thrive. We still see many cases where the architects rely on the superficial practicality where they just expose the framework or the particularity of structure where they create meaningless cantilevers. How could we represent the act of daily lives like tectonics?
The beginning of architecture for us is when you create a horizontal surface in the air. People could go against gravity and float in the air when they stood on it. There would be a breathtaking moment there. People could float in the air for just an instant if they jumped, but architecture can extend that instant to eternity.
Our lives mostly takes place on a horizontal surface. However, in order to create a horizontal surface in nature is very difficult. The difficulty of it could be almost called mechanical magic. For thousand of years, humans have been creating horizontal surfaces, which are floors, with columns and beams in the nature. In our times, when that act becomes are daily lives, the magic is forgotten. People call this forgotten magic, tectonics.
We wanted to tell the "forgotten magic = tectonics" as the universal beauty of architecture. For this exhibition we only used things that are sold at 99-cent shops, such as paper cups and sticky tape, and created the largest horizon as we can in the air with it. Through the restriction of the 99-cent shop, the tectonics of creating a horizon in the air is dismantled and we can see the secrets of it.
Inside it, there are 2 different forces, compression and tension affecting differently on the top and bottom. Because of this, we cannot turnover it. The forces affecting the top and bottom reverse when you just support one end or both ends. This common yet mysterious flow of force is something you cannot normally see. Just making it visible in this way, becomes a beautiful representation of tectonics.
Probably there are not many people who could understand this flow of force. However they could appreciate the beauty of it. The common yet beautiful tectonics are the fundamental attractions of architecture and the origin of our architecture is to represent those tectonics.


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Carnival Corporation & Carnival Cruise Line Aid Louisiana Flood Relief
Carnival Triumph Sailing Towards New Orleans
There are parts of Louisiana that have recently been impacted by severe weather and flooding. Today Carnival Cruise Line announced a plan to donate $125,000 to various organizations in order to help aid their efforts to support those affected by the recent flooding.Furthermore, Carnival Corporation is matching this amount by donating $125,000. Combined a total of $250,000 will be donated by Carnival Cruise Line and Carnival Corporation. Carnival Corporation is the parent company of Carnival Cruise Line.
Carnival's press release notes that these contribution's will be made via the Carnival Foundation. Some of the recipients Carnival named in its press release are the American Red Cross, Louisiana Association of United Ways, and Save the Children.
Besides Carnival Cruise Line's and Carnival Corporation's donations, cruisers from New Orleans will also have an opportunity to donate. Carnival's press release says cruisers will have a chance to donate during cruise check-in.
Carnival currently has two ships sailing from New Orleans, the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Dream. The Carnival Triumph primarily sails 4 & 5 night cruises from New Orleans and the Carnival Dream sails 7 night cruises from New Orleans.
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There is some sorting option where you can select in what order threads must be shown - oldest or newest first. This then changes the page order/numbering as well.
That would "fix" it, but such simple programming needs to be properly sorted out for all usage, especially default settings, else it all adds up to the disaster we see here with the many reported bugs.
It's incorrect in most cases on this forum, but there was one exception where it is correct - can't think where now.
Threads start on page 1 and move on to page 2, then page 3 etc.
Section pages are always currently on page 1 with older pages on higher ever increasing numbers.
The above example's labels "Previous" and "Next" are the wrong way around - latest page is always marked page 1, so any previous pages would be page 2 onwards.